Mario Kart & Play.com Live

So Mario Kart Wii won't be supporting online voice chat. Instead, it will sport a rather inferior text chat system. Kinda sucks right? We'll it doesn't stop there. The chat is not a fully working text system, it is instead a system that allows you to select from a number of preset messages and send them to your opponents mid-race. This whole system is pretty much the same one used in Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 ("Winning Eleven” in the US) and it's pretty much pointless in that game. PES 2008 does support voice chat also, however. It's only a small gripe with what will probably be a pretty hot game.

Nintendo are doing OK right now, I see 9 of the top 10 games items on Amazon are Nintendo products. Strong line-up on the way as well, with Mari Kart, Super Smash Bros. and Wii Fit. Not to mention any number of DS games.

Received confirmation that I have a press pass to go to the play.com Live event at Wembley Stadium March 15th & 16th. Looks extremely commercial so I’m not expecting to much in terms of new information or thoughtful insight but, there should opportunity to play some future releases. Soul Calibur 4 is going to be there, as well as Lego Indiana Jones so that'll cool.

So, Lost Odyssey is released tomorrow which I was looking forward to. Since it's release in the states though I’ve heard so many bad things about it, I’m starting to think it might not be so great. Have to rent it first and check it out.